I remember a Yahoo article comparing him to Dick Cheney, but given how small the article is for now I deemed a pop culture section similar to Khan and the Klingons' articles inappropriate. On the Blu-ray, the writers might compare Marcus to the Bush administration, but Weller's comparison to Curtis LeMay is here as a reminder militarism is not unique in history. --Alientraveller (talk) 10:24, May 27, 2013 (UTC)

Since when is Admiral Marcus the head of Starfleet? What happened to the President and Federation Council? Anonymous ----96.18.16.93 00:00, May 28, 2013 (UTC)

In the Prime universe, there was a Commander in chief of Starfleet aside from the President and the Council, so it would stand to reason there is in the alt reality too. I suggest you read the Background section of that article for some exploration of the subject you bring up. 31dot (talk) 00:03, May 28, 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the info. I think that should be mentioned in the article in case others have the same question. I would do it myself, but I don't want to mess anything up. Anonymous --96.18.16.93 06:52, May 28, 2013 (UTC)

I saw the movie again yesterday, and Kirk explicitly referred to Marcus as the head of Starfleet. - Mitchz95 (talk) 17:19, June 2, 2013 (UTC)